Birthday Present...sequel to Christmas present.
Author: cindyls1969
One-shot
Jansis
Doesn't come much more NC17
Disclaimer: Don't own them at all, if I did they would always be naked.
A/N: This is for Dani's Birthday and is sort of a continuation of this story here: http://cindyls1969.livejournal.com/13749.html#cutid1
Completely unbeta'd and written in a hurry so if there are mistakes, please point them out privately!!!
Van walked into the bedroom and wasn’t surprised to see his boyfriend asleep on the bed. Jake had been burning the candle at both ends lately and it was no wonder he was exhausted. He must have passed out right after his shower because he was lying across the bed in nothing but a towel.
Well, he would have been wearing a towel if he hadn’t been moving around in his sleep. It had come undone at some point and pulled to one side, leaving almost one whole ass cheek exposed.
Van was fascinated by that ass. It had been almost two months since he’d shown up just before Christmas after getting his head out of his ass and realizing that leaving New York and Jake had been the stupidest mistake he’d ever made.
In those two months he and Jake had made love on almost every horizontal surface of the apartment…and some of the vertical ones. Being fucked against the wall after a night of drunken teasing while playing pool with their former co-stars Billy and Agim was a particularly memorable experience.
But Van had always bottomed…not that he was complaining. Jake was a fantastic lover who always put Van ahead of himself and their lovemaking always left them both sated and happy.
Van was very versatile and didn’t have a preference, but he’d had a complete fascination for Jake’s ass for a long time, and ever since Jake had mentioned that his previous experience had been bottoming, Van was bordering on obsessed.
The brunette’s ass was tight and lean, completely different from Van’s own little bubble butt. Jake always joked that he couldn’t decide if Van’s eyes were his favorite part of his anatomy or his gorgeous ass.
He certainly paid it enough attention. Rimming Van had seemed to have become one of his most favorite pastimes. He’d do it for hours if Van would let him and he loved to bring Van almost to the point of orgasm and then back off, making him wait before starting all over again.
“You’re staring at my ass again aren’t you?” Jake’s sleep rough voice was muffled by the pillow it was on.
“Can’t help it…its practically naked and so pretty to look at.” Van grinned at the snort this got from Jake, but his breath caught in his throat when the other man reached back and pulled the towel all the way off.
Jake spread his legs, pulling one of them up and exposing himself further. He looked coyly over his shoulder at Van, those crystal blue eyes twinkling. “Why don’t you come and show me how much you like it.”
Van licked his lips and started forward. He was just about to crawl onto the bed when Jake’s voice stopped him.
“Uh uh, hot stuff. This bed is a naked bed…no clothes allowed.”
Van stripped quickly, pulling off his t-shirt and pushing his sweats down and stepping out of them. He saw Jake smirking at him in approval in his choice to go commando after his shower earlier and he just shrugged.
“Figured I was just gonna have to take’em off sooner or later.”
“Get up here Hansis…”
Van shivered. Jake’s voice got to him every time. It was kind of embarrassing when he was popping wood whenever Jake whispered in his ear in inappropriate places…like the grocery store…or on set. But he could live with it.
Jake had wiggled his way up the bed to give Van some room and lay clutching a pillow under his chest. Van crawled up between his legs, settling there before leaning down and blanketing the other man with his body.
“Hmm, you’re nice and warm.” Jake still sounded a little sleepy so Van set about waking him up.
He leaned up to get a sloppy, off-side kiss then pulled back a little to run a line of soft kisses down Jake’s spine. He loved how the muscles jumped under his lips and the breathy little gasps Jake gave went straight to Van’s cock.
He nipped at the swell of Jake’s ass, smiling when the brunette yelped, then spread his cheeks and looked at the inviting pink furl of muscle there. “So fucking pretty Jake.”
Van leaned in and flicked his tongue over Jake’s hole and the other man’s body practically flew off the bed.
“Fuck Van, no one’s ever…” Jake was cut off by Van taking another swipe, letting his tongue trace around the rim. He whined when Van stopped.
“No one ever did this for you baby?” Van let one finger rub over the tight opening. “No one’s ever put their mouth here?” He pressed a wet kiss there, letting his tongue slip out and press against the puckered skin.
Jake couldn’t answer, just shook his head and pulled his knees up under himself, giving Van more room to work.
“Hmmm…” Van hummed against the sensitive skin making Jake shudder and keen. “Guess this is all mine then…”
He trailed off, finding a better use for his mouth than talking. He fucked his tongue in and out of Jake, using it to stretch him open because sooner or later, Van was gonna run out of patience and he was going to fuck Jake stupid.
The noises the other man made were so needy and pleading and it made something in Van’s chest expand at the idea the Jake would just give himself over to Van and not hold anything back.
He got lost in his task, trying to give Jake as much pleasure as he could but was brought out of his daze by the other man’s voice.
“Oh god…fuck Van…gonna come…”
Van slid one hand down to fondle Jake’s balls, feeling how tight they were. He stopped licking long enough to speak. “Go ahead baby…I’ll suck you hard again before I fuck you.”
Jake had the recovery time of an eighteen year old so Van didn’t doubt his ability to do as he promised.
His lover seemed to approve of the idea too. Soon after Van brought his other hand back up to spread him open further and let his thumbs pull at Jake’s hole so he could get his tongue a little deeper, the other man came crying out Van’s name.
Van licked Jake through it, prolonging the pleasure for him as long as he could. When he finally relaxed, Van pulled back, petting his hips and letting him roll onto his side.
He crawled up beside him, spooning around him and nuzzling into the back of his neck, the short, soft hairs there tickling Van’s nose.
Sliding one arm under Jake’s neck, he wrapped the other around his waist and pulled him close, letting his cock press between the cheeks Jake’s ass. It was warm and slippery with saliva and it felt so good that Van couldn’t resist thrusting a little. The head of his cock kept catching on the rim of Jake’s hole causing them both to whimper.
“Don’t think you’re going to have to suck me to get me hard again.” Jake’s voice was still a little breathless. Van let his hand slip a little further down and sure enough, Jake was still half-hard.
Van moved and let Jake fall down on his back. Looking down into those amazing blue eye’s he smirked cheekily.
“Who said anything about ‘having’ to?” Van leaned down and kissed Jake until they were both breathless. “It happens to be one of my favorite activities!”
Jake’s chuckle caught in his throat when Van dipped down to suck a bruise into his chest, just above his nipple and then move down to settle between Jake’s thighs once again.
“You’d better pass me the lube and condoms before you’re not capable of moving…at least voluntarily.”
Jake reached into the drawer at the side of the bed and tossed Van the bottle of lube, but when no condom was forthcoming, Van looked up at him, quirking an eyebrow.
Jake blushed, but returned his look stubbornly. “I’m clean, you’re clean and I want to feel you coming inside me…unless you really don’t want to.”
He looked a little worried about Van’s answer and Van just couldn’t have that.
“I’m pretty sure I’ve never wanted anything more.” He levered himself up so that he could taste Jake’s mouth again, letting him feel all the love and desperation he felt.
He pulled back to look Jake in the eye once more and then dove down suck Jake’s cock into his mouth. He loved sucking Jake, loved feeling him get hard in his mouth, know that what he was doing was making him feel good.
Van was careful to not be too enthusiastic. Jake had come once and was very sensitive afterward. This was about pleasure not pain.
He grabbed the lube and pulled off Jake’s cock to slick the fingers on one hand. When Jake whine in protest, Van kissed him again, distracting him as he circle the rim of his hole with one finger. The other man’s breath caught in his throat but he pushed towards the hand so Van continued.
Van looked down between Jake’s thighs, watching as the finger slipped inside his lover’s body then quickly glanced up to make sure he was comfortable, but Jake’s eyes slipped closed in bliss and he moaned.
“Fuck, look at you baby…so gorgeous.” Van was still a little awed by the fact that he got to have this after dreaming about it for so long.
“Van…please…kiss me.” It wasn’t the request he’d been expecting, but he was all too happy to comply. Jake kissed like he was starving for it…like kissing Van was the best thing he could ever do. It made him feel cherished like nothing else.
“Gonna add another…” He waited for Jake’s nod and slid the second finger in beside the first. He thrust them in and out, scissoring them apart, until they moved easily and then looked for Jake’s prostate. He knew he found it by the surprised “ooh” the fell from Jake’s mouth and the way he tried to shove himself back onto his fingers.
“Van…please…now!” He begged so pretty but Van shook his head.
“One more finger baby...don’t want to hurt you.” Watching Jake fall apart under his hands was almost more than he could take.
Jake’s hands were fisted in the blanket under him but one suddenly came off and drifted to his chest. Van expected him to make a grab for his cock, but he only used it to pinch and tug at his nipples and Van couldn’t resist the peaked nubs.
Keeping his fingers moving he added one more and then bent and swirled his tongue around one nipple and then pulled it between his teeth. Jake keened and his hand came up to cradle the back of Van’s skull, holding him in place.
Van licked it and then blew over the taunt skin. It was like it shimmered down his whole body.
“Nownownow Van please….now!!” He sounded so needy Van couldn’t resist.
He sat back on his heels and pulled his fingers from Jake. He added a little more lube and used it to slick himself up. The touch of his own fingers was almost too much and he wasn’t sure how he wasn’t going to come with the first tight squeeze of Jake’s body.
“Okay baby…lift up.” He put one hand on Jake’s hip so he knew what he wanted and he used the other to grab a pillow and slip it under Jake’s ass.
Van lifted Jake’s legs, kissing each knee before wrapping it high around his waist. He lined himself up and pushed in, stopping when the head of his cock popped through the first ring of muscle to let Jake adjust.
“Let me know when I can go Jake.”
Jake nodded, his eye’s never leaving Van’s. He took a few calming breaths and then used his legs to pull Van closer, letting him know he could move.
Van moved slowly at first, pushing all the way in and then pulling out until only the head of his cock remained inside. He leaned over to kiss Jake as he pushed in, changing the angle and knew that he’d found the right spot by the moan he gave.
“Love you Van….loveyouloveyouloveyou.” Jake always babbled when he was getting close, telling Van how much he loved him over and over again.
“Love you too baby.” Van’s patience finally gave out and he gave into the urge to move faster, the sound of flesh slapping together growing louder in the room.
“Van…VAN…need you…please.” Jake’s voice was getting hoarse from exertion, sweat was plastering his hair to his forehead and his face and chest were more flushed than Van had ever seen…he was beautiful.
“I got you, baby.” Van reached one hand between them and started stroking Jake’s cock. Three strokes and that was it. Jake’s back arched and both hands came up to grab Van’s shoulders as he shouted his release and Van knew there would be bruises there later.
The thought made him smile.
He fucked Jake through the aftershocks and then sped up again, never taking his eyes from the glazed expression on Jake’s face.
When those blue eyes focused on him again, he got the sweetest smile as Jake ran one hand down Van’s chest and stomach to feel where they were joined together.
“Come on sweetheart…wanna feel you come in me.”
The words were all Van needed. Two more thrusts and he screamed Jake’s name as he came, marking his lover as his once more, this time from the inside. It was the best thing he’d ever felt…besides falling in love with Jake.
He collapsed as he came down and he tried to roll off but was held there by strong arms holding him tight. He nuzzled his face into Jakes neck as the other man kissed him on the top of the head.
Van pulled back a little, kissing Jake when he winced as they separated and slipped the pillow out from under Jake’s ass. He threw it on the floor to clean up later and tried to get up, smiling when Jake just pulled him back down.
“Baby, we need to clean up.” Man sex was very hot, but definitely messy.
Jake flipped them over so that he was half on top of Van, snuggled into his side and almost asleep.
“Later…comfortable.” His boyfriend wasn’t the most coherent person after sex.
“Jake, we’re gonna be stuck together. You might not have any chest hair, but I do.”
Jake sighed and rolled off the bed, then pulled Van up as well. They stumbled to the bathroom and into the shower, sharing lazy kisses and soaping each other down. There was no intent behind the touches besides comfort and when they were done, they toweled off quickly and stumbled back to the bed.
Van grabbed the ruined blanket and tossed it on the floor. It was warm enough that the sheet and body heat would be enough to keep them warm.
“Come on baby, let’s get some sleep.” Van fell onto the bed and pulled Jake with him. They curled up together, face to face, arms around each other and legs entangled, practically sharing the same breath.
“I love you Van…more than anything.” Jake’s voice was soft and syrupy with sleep.
“Love you too baby…and thank you.”
Jake slid down a little, pushing Van back. He liked to be able to put his head on Van’s chest and listen to his heart beat as he fell asleep. “Don’t thank me…” Jake yawned and then continued. “After some sleep I’m gonna return the favor.”
He slipped off to sleep, and Van listened for the soft snores he’d come to associate with love and home.
“Can’t wait baby.”
One-shot
Jansis
Doesn't come much more NC17
Disclaimer: Don't own them at all, if I did they would always be naked.
A/N: This is for Dani's Birthday and is sort of a continuation of this story here: http://cindyls1969.livejournal.com/13749.html#cutid1
Completely unbeta'd and written in a hurry so if there are mistakes, please point them out privately!!!
Van walked into the bedroom and wasn’t surprised to see his boyfriend asleep on the bed. Jake had been burning the candle at both ends lately and it was no wonder he was exhausted. He must have passed out right after his shower because he was lying across the bed in nothing but a towel.
Well, he would have been wearing a towel if he hadn’t been moving around in his sleep. It had come undone at some point and pulled to one side, leaving almost one whole ass cheek exposed.
Van was fascinated by that ass. It had been almost two months since he’d shown up just before Christmas after getting his head out of his ass and realizing that leaving New York and Jake had been the stupidest mistake he’d ever made.
In those two months he and Jake had made love on almost every horizontal surface of the apartment…and some of the vertical ones. Being fucked against the wall after a night of drunken teasing while playing pool with their former co-stars Billy and Agim was a particularly memorable experience.
But Van had always bottomed…not that he was complaining. Jake was a fantastic lover who always put Van ahead of himself and their lovemaking always left them both sated and happy.
Van was very versatile and didn’t have a preference, but he’d had a complete fascination for Jake’s ass for a long time, and ever since Jake had mentioned that his previous experience had been bottoming, Van was bordering on obsessed.
The brunette’s ass was tight and lean, completely different from Van’s own little bubble butt. Jake always joked that he couldn’t decide if Van’s eyes were his favorite part of his anatomy or his gorgeous ass.
He certainly paid it enough attention. Rimming Van had seemed to have become one of his most favorite pastimes. He’d do it for hours if Van would let him and he loved to bring Van almost to the point of orgasm and then back off, making him wait before starting all over again.
“You’re staring at my ass again aren’t you?” Jake’s sleep rough voice was muffled by the pillow it was on.
“Can’t help it…its practically naked and so pretty to look at.” Van grinned at the snort this got from Jake, but his breath caught in his throat when the other man reached back and pulled the towel all the way off.
Jake spread his legs, pulling one of them up and exposing himself further. He looked coyly over his shoulder at Van, those crystal blue eyes twinkling. “Why don’t you come and show me how much you like it.”
Van licked his lips and started forward. He was just about to crawl onto the bed when Jake’s voice stopped him.
“Uh uh, hot stuff. This bed is a naked bed…no clothes allowed.”
Van stripped quickly, pulling off his t-shirt and pushing his sweats down and stepping out of them. He saw Jake smirking at him in approval in his choice to go commando after his shower earlier and he just shrugged.
“Figured I was just gonna have to take’em off sooner or later.”
“Get up here Hansis…”
Van shivered. Jake’s voice got to him every time. It was kind of embarrassing when he was popping wood whenever Jake whispered in his ear in inappropriate places…like the grocery store…or on set. But he could live with it.
Jake had wiggled his way up the bed to give Van some room and lay clutching a pillow under his chest. Van crawled up between his legs, settling there before leaning down and blanketing the other man with his body.
“Hmm, you’re nice and warm.” Jake still sounded a little sleepy so Van set about waking him up.
He leaned up to get a sloppy, off-side kiss then pulled back a little to run a line of soft kisses down Jake’s spine. He loved how the muscles jumped under his lips and the breathy little gasps Jake gave went straight to Van’s cock.
He nipped at the swell of Jake’s ass, smiling when the brunette yelped, then spread his cheeks and looked at the inviting pink furl of muscle there. “So fucking pretty Jake.”
Van leaned in and flicked his tongue over Jake’s hole and the other man’s body practically flew off the bed.
“Fuck Van, no one’s ever…” Jake was cut off by Van taking another swipe, letting his tongue trace around the rim. He whined when Van stopped.
“No one ever did this for you baby?” Van let one finger rub over the tight opening. “No one’s ever put their mouth here?” He pressed a wet kiss there, letting his tongue slip out and press against the puckered skin.
Jake couldn’t answer, just shook his head and pulled his knees up under himself, giving Van more room to work.
“Hmmm…” Van hummed against the sensitive skin making Jake shudder and keen. “Guess this is all mine then…”
He trailed off, finding a better use for his mouth than talking. He fucked his tongue in and out of Jake, using it to stretch him open because sooner or later, Van was gonna run out of patience and he was going to fuck Jake stupid.
The noises the other man made were so needy and pleading and it made something in Van’s chest expand at the idea the Jake would just give himself over to Van and not hold anything back.
He got lost in his task, trying to give Jake as much pleasure as he could but was brought out of his daze by the other man’s voice.
“Oh god…fuck Van…gonna come…”
Van slid one hand down to fondle Jake’s balls, feeling how tight they were. He stopped licking long enough to speak. “Go ahead baby…I’ll suck you hard again before I fuck you.”
Jake had the recovery time of an eighteen year old so Van didn’t doubt his ability to do as he promised.
His lover seemed to approve of the idea too. Soon after Van brought his other hand back up to spread him open further and let his thumbs pull at Jake’s hole so he could get his tongue a little deeper, the other man came crying out Van’s name.
Van licked Jake through it, prolonging the pleasure for him as long as he could. When he finally relaxed, Van pulled back, petting his hips and letting him roll onto his side.
He crawled up beside him, spooning around him and nuzzling into the back of his neck, the short, soft hairs there tickling Van’s nose.
Sliding one arm under Jake’s neck, he wrapped the other around his waist and pulled him close, letting his cock press between the cheeks Jake’s ass. It was warm and slippery with saliva and it felt so good that Van couldn’t resist thrusting a little. The head of his cock kept catching on the rim of Jake’s hole causing them both to whimper.
“Don’t think you’re going to have to suck me to get me hard again.” Jake’s voice was still a little breathless. Van let his hand slip a little further down and sure enough, Jake was still half-hard.
Van moved and let Jake fall down on his back. Looking down into those amazing blue eye’s he smirked cheekily.
“Who said anything about ‘having’ to?” Van leaned down and kissed Jake until they were both breathless. “It happens to be one of my favorite activities!”
Jake’s chuckle caught in his throat when Van dipped down to suck a bruise into his chest, just above his nipple and then move down to settle between Jake’s thighs once again.
“You’d better pass me the lube and condoms before you’re not capable of moving…at least voluntarily.”
Jake reached into the drawer at the side of the bed and tossed Van the bottle of lube, but when no condom was forthcoming, Van looked up at him, quirking an eyebrow.
Jake blushed, but returned his look stubbornly. “I’m clean, you’re clean and I want to feel you coming inside me…unless you really don’t want to.”
He looked a little worried about Van’s answer and Van just couldn’t have that.
“I’m pretty sure I’ve never wanted anything more.” He levered himself up so that he could taste Jake’s mouth again, letting him feel all the love and desperation he felt.
He pulled back to look Jake in the eye once more and then dove down suck Jake’s cock into his mouth. He loved sucking Jake, loved feeling him get hard in his mouth, know that what he was doing was making him feel good.
Van was careful to not be too enthusiastic. Jake had come once and was very sensitive afterward. This was about pleasure not pain.
He grabbed the lube and pulled off Jake’s cock to slick the fingers on one hand. When Jake whine in protest, Van kissed him again, distracting him as he circle the rim of his hole with one finger. The other man’s breath caught in his throat but he pushed towards the hand so Van continued.
Van looked down between Jake’s thighs, watching as the finger slipped inside his lover’s body then quickly glanced up to make sure he was comfortable, but Jake’s eyes slipped closed in bliss and he moaned.
“Fuck, look at you baby…so gorgeous.” Van was still a little awed by the fact that he got to have this after dreaming about it for so long.
“Van…please…kiss me.” It wasn’t the request he’d been expecting, but he was all too happy to comply. Jake kissed like he was starving for it…like kissing Van was the best thing he could ever do. It made him feel cherished like nothing else.
“Gonna add another…” He waited for Jake’s nod and slid the second finger in beside the first. He thrust them in and out, scissoring them apart, until they moved easily and then looked for Jake’s prostate. He knew he found it by the surprised “ooh” the fell from Jake’s mouth and the way he tried to shove himself back onto his fingers.
“Van…please…now!” He begged so pretty but Van shook his head.
“One more finger baby...don’t want to hurt you.” Watching Jake fall apart under his hands was almost more than he could take.
Jake’s hands were fisted in the blanket under him but one suddenly came off and drifted to his chest. Van expected him to make a grab for his cock, but he only used it to pinch and tug at his nipples and Van couldn’t resist the peaked nubs.
Keeping his fingers moving he added one more and then bent and swirled his tongue around one nipple and then pulled it between his teeth. Jake keened and his hand came up to cradle the back of Van’s skull, holding him in place.
Van licked it and then blew over the taunt skin. It was like it shimmered down his whole body.
“Nownownow Van please….now!!” He sounded so needy Van couldn’t resist.
He sat back on his heels and pulled his fingers from Jake. He added a little more lube and used it to slick himself up. The touch of his own fingers was almost too much and he wasn’t sure how he wasn’t going to come with the first tight squeeze of Jake’s body.
“Okay baby…lift up.” He put one hand on Jake’s hip so he knew what he wanted and he used the other to grab a pillow and slip it under Jake’s ass.
Van lifted Jake’s legs, kissing each knee before wrapping it high around his waist. He lined himself up and pushed in, stopping when the head of his cock popped through the first ring of muscle to let Jake adjust.
“Let me know when I can go Jake.”
Jake nodded, his eye’s never leaving Van’s. He took a few calming breaths and then used his legs to pull Van closer, letting him know he could move.
Van moved slowly at first, pushing all the way in and then pulling out until only the head of his cock remained inside. He leaned over to kiss Jake as he pushed in, changing the angle and knew that he’d found the right spot by the moan he gave.
“Love you Van….loveyouloveyouloveyou.” Jake always babbled when he was getting close, telling Van how much he loved him over and over again.
“Love you too baby.” Van’s patience finally gave out and he gave into the urge to move faster, the sound of flesh slapping together growing louder in the room.
“Van…VAN…need you…please.” Jake’s voice was getting hoarse from exertion, sweat was plastering his hair to his forehead and his face and chest were more flushed than Van had ever seen…he was beautiful.
“I got you, baby.” Van reached one hand between them and started stroking Jake’s cock. Three strokes and that was it. Jake’s back arched and both hands came up to grab Van’s shoulders as he shouted his release and Van knew there would be bruises there later.
The thought made him smile.
He fucked Jake through the aftershocks and then sped up again, never taking his eyes from the glazed expression on Jake’s face.
When those blue eyes focused on him again, he got the sweetest smile as Jake ran one hand down Van’s chest and stomach to feel where they were joined together.
“Come on sweetheart…wanna feel you come in me.”
The words were all Van needed. Two more thrusts and he screamed Jake’s name as he came, marking his lover as his once more, this time from the inside. It was the best thing he’d ever felt…besides falling in love with Jake.
He collapsed as he came down and he tried to roll off but was held there by strong arms holding him tight. He nuzzled his face into Jakes neck as the other man kissed him on the top of the head.
Van pulled back a little, kissing Jake when he winced as they separated and slipped the pillow out from under Jake’s ass. He threw it on the floor to clean up later and tried to get up, smiling when Jake just pulled him back down.
“Baby, we need to clean up.” Man sex was very hot, but definitely messy.
Jake flipped them over so that he was half on top of Van, snuggled into his side and almost asleep.
“Later…comfortable.” His boyfriend wasn’t the most coherent person after sex.
“Jake, we’re gonna be stuck together. You might not have any chest hair, but I do.”
Jake sighed and rolled off the bed, then pulled Van up as well. They stumbled to the bathroom and into the shower, sharing lazy kisses and soaping each other down. There was no intent behind the touches besides comfort and when they were done, they toweled off quickly and stumbled back to the bed.
Van grabbed the ruined blanket and tossed it on the floor. It was warm enough that the sheet and body heat would be enough to keep them warm.
“Come on baby, let’s get some sleep.” Van fell onto the bed and pulled Jake with him. They curled up together, face to face, arms around each other and legs entangled, practically sharing the same breath.
“I love you Van…more than anything.” Jake’s voice was soft and syrupy with sleep.
“Love you too baby…and thank you.”
Jake slid down a little, pushing Van back. He liked to be able to put his head on Van’s chest and listen to his heart beat as he fell asleep. “Don’t thank me…” Jake yawned and then continued. “After some sleep I’m gonna return the favor.”
He slipped off to sleep, and Van listened for the soft snores he’d come to associate with love and home.
“Can’t wait baby.”